Kessler sets record in Findlay win

Freshman forward also leads charge with career-high 26 points

DETROIT -- Unranked Findlay earned an 88-71 win against No. 6 Wayne State (Mich.) on Saturday. The victory gives the Oilers an 11-5 record on the season with a 5-4 mark in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).

The Oilers found themselves down 38-34 at the break, but exploded in the second half as they put 54 points on the board to turn a tight game into an easy win.

Freshman forward Lacey Kessler led the charge with a career-high 26 points, doing most of her damage from the free-throw line.

Kessler tied a school record with 16 makes from the free-throw line and her 19 attempts established a new mark in the Oilers record book.

She also connected on 5-of-8 shots from the field and added eight rebounds and a pair of steals in 24 minutes of action off the bench.

Junior forward Kayla Brown also had a standout game for Findlay after scoring a season-high 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting.

Brown also added four rebounds and two steals while making 4-of-8 attempts from behind the 3-point line.

Sophomore guard Saira House reached double figures as well, scoring a career-high 16 points to go along with six steals, three assists and two rebounds.